The Zeropunctuation thread

scharmers · 2011-08-26T13:15:31.000Z

schurem:

I really wonder what he thinks of deus ex.

And I wonder if he and his mates will do another Deus Ex song.

nordhus · 2011-08-31T09:51:32.000Z

schurem:

I really wonder what he thinks of deus ex.

He disagrees with Tom Chick.

Gus_Smedstad1 · 2011-08-31T10:20:20.000Z

I’m surprised how little he actually said in that.

Royal_Fool · 2011-08-31T10:46:43.000Z

I loved his little “Ion Storm creation myth”.

nKoan · 2011-08-31T10:48:20.000Z

But Ion Storm Dallas did bring out Anachronox.

Rock8man · 2011-08-31T10:58:03.000Z

I’m planning on playing through Deus Ex: HR spoiler free. So can I safely watch this review? Just to help you gauge my spoiler sensitivity, I was fine with the level of Deus Ex discussion about the gameplay in the latest Qt3 games podcast.

nKoan · 2011-08-31T10:59:24.000Z

The review is on Deus Ex, not Human Revolution.

Rock8man · 2011-08-31T11:00:51.000Z

nKoan:

The review is on Deus Ex, not Human Revolution.

Oh pfft. Damn it, since it’s Wednesday, I thought it was this week’s new review being linked to.

Edit: Oh wait. It is. So he finally got around to reviewing the original? I see.

nKoan · 2011-08-31T11:07:10.000Z

Yeah, it is this weeks review. A retrospective of sorts.

Quitch · 2011-08-31T12:01:07.000Z

Gus_Smedstad:

I’m surprised how little he actually said in that.

I have to second this, it’s one of his longer videos yet doesn’t end up saying much of anything.

Rock8man · 2011-08-31T12:04:00.000Z

I learned that he never finished System Shock 2 and thinks it was too hard. I have to admit, I only finished System Shock 2 once, despite playing through the beginning 80% of the game several times. And even that once that I beat it (the week the game launched), I remember reloading a quicksave over and over and over seemingly hundreds of times before I finally got through it. As a hacking-specialist, the game really did have a tough ending. Except for the very ending, of course, which was cake for me as a hacker.

Gus_Smedstad1 · 2011-08-31T12:24:08.000Z

nKoan:

But Ion Storm Dallas did bring out Anachronox.

Which is an awesome game. It’s the game that demonstrates that the problem with Japanese-style RPGs isn’t JRPGs or the cutscenes, it’s the writing. It has cutscenes that are actually worth watching for their own sake.

Shimarenda · 2011-08-31T13:09:37.000Z

Well, the ending credits was a great use for A BOMB!

Phydeaux · 2011-08-31T13:22:33.000Z

He doesn’t even spoil Deus Ex 1, really. It was the Seinfeld of game reviews. You’re good.

Fugitive · 2011-09-07T09:03:50.000Z

And now the part you were really waiting for, Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Edit: His latest Extra Punctuation column also ties into Deus Ex and its role in PC gaming history.

Foxstab · 2011-09-07T09:10:04.000Z

Dun dun duuuun!

Chris_Nahr · 2011-09-07T09:13:25.000Z

Well, that was no big surprise.

Foxstab · 2011-09-07T09:17:16.000Z

So, day 'o sex 1 was better. We all saw it coming.

Zylon · 2011-09-07T09:44:19.000Z

Huh. Never figured Yahtzee for a transhumanist.

Gus_Smedstad1 · 2011-09-07T10:53:39.000Z

I was prepared for to nit-pick his review to death, but he’s really spot-on. DEHR isn’t short, but DE is so overflowing it’s a hard act to follow. It’s still a very good game, and he does a decent job acknowledging that while touching briefly on the gaps (i.e. that worthless Hack / Analyze tree).